li oin Victoria suggests Unit tho i following I letter appealing in the Age of the 28th tilt., I couveys ii useful hint to fiultgrowcrtjn Tas- mania:-"During a recent visit to the raspberry growing districts of Lillydale, I found the growers much oxirciscil in mind about finding a niaikut for the abundant cioptliis B'iison pioiuiscs. The supply bids fair to bo much in excess of the jam makers' ' demand. Raspberry giowcis are not aware

of the mai Icrt Hut exists both in Victoria lindum ad for the uirdiul makers' commofi'ty known as ' rasp! oiry acid ' Tho article at picsent supplied to the tiado Is so infcilor bj dilution that artificial essences arc em- ployed hy tho second c'a s cm dial makers who cannot ii (lord to uso the huge quantity necessary to produco fuir results, This taspberry iviil, which is n regular article of oomniçioe, is very oii-i'y prepared. Tho jit'co is pressed from the finit and tun into clean viuogur cuaba ; tho addition of 12o/., of SO per cuit, acetic acid ti cadi gallon of juice completes the oponition. Kuspboiry juico so ticatcd will keep indefinitely, und ita t allic is from 5s. to (Is. per gallon. We have iii Oiir cellar u stock of this pri served juice, leftover from hist seaton, and it is us sound «3 tho tiny it WUB mude. It is quite certain that all tho fruit that would not pay to pick for the present low ruling pricu could be turned io profitable uo mint in tho picpara tiou of ' raspbe ry acid.'- Youie, etc , John K. Blokii. Ulogg liros., St. Jainos-stroot, Melbourne, November 27."

Kew Zealand Freetrader". - At a icccnt meeting of the Utugo Fanners' Union, composed of delegates from the viirh u» farmers' clubs, resolutions wore pusscil in fatoiirnf Intercolonial frcotrudo und Aus- tralasian fcdciution, tho la-establisliinent of distilleries, and tho granting of tho franchise to women hiving property in their own right. They udoptud somewhat similar lines to tho Viotoriun country | ni ty with leferenco to thu " one man on« vo'o " ques- tion, and domiindud that a ratepayer who rays 20s. per annum should bo entitle el to a second voto, und that au elector should bo at libcity to register in any district in which lie lias tho necessary qualification. It was also resolved that there sheuld bo no more

fini eminent borrowing.

A Wii.u KoiiTii Show.-Notmany months ago Mr. Archibald Meston, a well-known explorer and author, gave u lcctuto in tho Mrisbano Theatre Royal on "Tho Manncia 'ad Customs of the Blacks," and in order to ¡Hint! uto lils subject had upon tho stage a number of aboilgincs, who ge vo exhibitions of war (lances, spear tin owing, und other nutivo customs. Tho entortuinineat was such a genuino success that its promoter de- cided to gather a li-nupo of wild blacks and Uko them to tho World's F.n'r at Chicugo. He pprnks the nativo languiigo fluently, knows every milo of tho country in tho far north, and ¡b how busy collecting ourioa and getting his sable companions together. He anticipates little, troubla in »munging Hie darkies, because ho ii Delecting those who have not bom connaninaied by association with tho whites. Mr. McBton will tuko the , ahorig'nes (ubouL.'IO or 35) via New Zealand

toSnn Franobco,. »nd will probably show ia the southern colonies iii roiiíí. It is to "he hoped that the BucctBB of tho show will

A Claim«volt One Inoh/of Land.-A. special sitting of tho North Melbourne Comt of ,Pc|,ty Sessions took place on the llthinU, Mr.'Nicolson,' P.M., presiding-, and tho Mayor (Councillor Bar wise) being

also on tho bench, 'ino Court sat for the purpose of deciding a peculiar, cn«o relative to tho fencing of an allotment of land. The conipla'iiaiil vvas'Milly Cunningham ahd tho defendant Hugh Peck, the well-known'land agent of Queen-street. < Tho complainaut applio I for mi order to compel defendant to contribute equally with her to1 tho con- struction of a fence which she intended having erected to divido lier land from the defendant's. Thoi evidence went to 'show that tlití complainant owned a block of land facing O'ShiiniisBy-streel/North Melbourne, and that, an adjoiniiig'nllotmcnli 4ft. in depth had formerly boon hold by the defendant;, who had disposed of lift. Hin. of it to thb North Mellioitrnu Council, but still .held possession of nu inch adjoining tho com- plainant's, who consequently had no outlet tor the (hamate of lier land unlosB it went over defendant's inch to the drain on tho further side.1" The'1 defenco was that tho dofendunt was not the owner, and in'the witness box he stited that ho never was1 thb owner, but that Ilio lund belonged to a client of lils who hud given/him power to deal with it. He produced a Ciown grant to show that it ibalonged 'lo a Mrs. Knima Elizabeth Motrison, but refused lo give any infoiiimtion as to who tho lady was or where she resided. The Bench stiggi stcd the postponement of tho caso, with a vieiy to tho patties coming ito some agreement over tile matter. Mr. Pock, however, ob- jected to an adjournment, but demuuded à - decision that afternoon as to whether they

believed he was tho owner of tho inch of ' land in question. Tho Police Magistrate

stated that the evidence on each side was most unaatiifuctory, and us Mr. Peck had 'rsfused to tell tho whereabouts of the real owner, tho only tiling to bo done wai to nonsuit the complainant, or that her solicitor should withdraw tho case. This latter courso was acted upon. Costs were applied f»r by each party, but none were granted. Mr. Power appeared for tho complainant «ltd Mr. Bardwell for the defendant.

_ Sucoehsi ui. Sale op Austualian Wine. - Kerne of tho finest wines evor grown in Aus- tritt», aged from four to six years, being the product of tho Ettamogah Vineyard, near Albuiy, huve just been sold. The total number of quarter-casks onbmitt-d wits 03, »II of which wcro sold ut priecg from 4s. to (»j. por gallon. The lattor prico wa« obtained foi six quarter-casks of very fine oldReisling, 1885 vintage. The prices realised are the best on recoul for wines sold at auction, and so much was tho quality of tho wines appre- ciated Hut somo HO or 40 quartir-casks olhci than thoso catalogued wcro disposed of at mt advance on the prices obtainod ut